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GEORGE I. VAII OF CLEVELAND, OHIO.

DEVICE FOR AFFORDING PROTECTION AGAINST THE ELEMENTS.

Application filed ctober 19, 1922. Serial No. 595,482.

' To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE I. VAIL, a citizen of the United States, residentof Cleveland, county of Cuyahoga, and State of Ohio, have invented new and useful Improvements in Devices for Atfording Pr'o-' tcction Against the Elements, of which the following is a specification, theprinciple of the invention being herein explained and the best mode in which I have contemplated applying that principle. so as to distinguish it from other inventions.

My invention relates to devices for protecting openings such as window, porch or door-openings, from the sun, rain or wind, its general object, being to provide a device of-the said character, which may be economically constructed and which will be efficient in the performance of its functions. The said invention consists of means hereinafter fully described and particularly set forth in the claims.

More specifically the said invention consists of certain improvements in the structure shown, described and claimed in U; S. Letters Patent No. 1,394,656, issued to me October 25,1921.

The annexed drawings and the following description set forth in detail certain means embodying my invention, the disclosed means, however, constituting but one of various mechanical forms in which the principle of the invention may be applied.

In said annexed drawings:

Fig. 1 represeiits a front or outside ele'-, vatioii of a window and frame therefor with my in'iproved device attached thereto.

, 2 represents a rear elevation of said device.

40 Fig. 3 represents a transverse section taken upon the plane indicated by line III-III in Fig. 2, showing the vanes in their open pOsitiOn.

Fig. 4 represents an enlarged detail section taken upon the plane indicated by line IV-JV in Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 represents an enlarged detail section taken upon the plane indicated by line V-V in Fig. 3.

. Fig. 6 represents a view similar to that of Fig. 3, but showing the vanes in their clcsed position. I

Fig; 7 represents an enlarged section taken upon the plane indicated by line V1I-VIIin Fig. 2.

Fig. 8 represents an enlarged section taken upon the plane indicated by line VII IVIII in Fig. 2. Fig. 9 represents an enlarged detail perspective of the lower end of one of the channels and a fragmentary portion of the lower bar of the hinged frame, showing the manner of securing said channels to said bar.

Fig. 10 represents an enlarged detail perspective of a part of one of the longitudinal channels of the hinged frame and a fragmentary portion of one of the vanes, showmg the manner of liinging the vanes to said channels.

- Fig. 11 represents an enlarged perspective view of a fragmentary portion of a modified form of member which may be used in place of said channels.

Fig. 12 represents, upon an enlarged scale, a fragmentary section of the device, showing a modified form of vane.

The illustrated embodiment of my invention comprises means adapted to be applied to a window-frameof the usual construction.

Positioned across the upper ends and against the outside of the jambs, 1-1, is a supporting-bar 2, which is provided with two rearwardly projecting metallic angle clips, 3-3, suitably secured to the rearface of said bar 2, the rearwardly projecting arm of each clip being formed with an an lar notch 4 intersecting its lower 'edge, Fig. 7 Two pins or screws, 5 -5, are secured to and project from the lateral inner faces of thejambs,

as shown in Fig. 1,; which said notches 4 are adapted to engage, these pinsg 1 hem-g p -adistance sufliciently'removed" from the top of the window-frame, to allow the bar 2 to be raised sufficiently to ermit the notches to disengage the pins aii thus permit the bar and the attached parts to be removed fromthe windowsframe.

Depending from this supporting-bar 2 by 7 means of. hinges, -6 6, is a. swinging frame consisting of the upper wooden transverse bar 7, the lower wooden transverse .bar 8 and two longitudinal connecting members,

9-9. The latter are preferably made of light sheet metal in the form of channelbars and placed so that their webs form the outer or front faces of such bars as shown in Fig. 2. The upper ends of said members 99, are secured to the back of the bar 7 by means of screws, Figs. Qand 8, and their lower ends are securedto the upper face of the lower bar 8, as shown in Figs. 2, 3 and 9'. A convenient Way of securing these lower ends of the channel-bars is to form three integral legs, 10, from the webs and flanges, bent at right angles to the axes of said bars and secured to the bar 8 by means of screws, Fig. 9.

The upper face 11 of bar 7 is beveled, Fig. 8, so that the swinging frame may be caused to assume an outwardly inclined position, as shown in Figs. 3 and 6, in which position it is held by two rods 12--12 the outer ends of which are swivelled respectively in the ends of bar 8. A convenient way of making thi swivel connection is to form a right angular offset on the outer end of each rod 12, form the extremity of the oilset into a button 13, form a recess 14 on the end of the barS, set the button 13 in such recess and then secure said button by means of an angleplate 15 fixed to bar 8 by means of screws, all as shown in Fig. 5.

The inner end of each such rod 1s downwardly ofi's'et and threaded to receive a wing-nut 16. Such offset ortlon passes through a hole in an angle-p ate 17 fixed to the window-frame, Figs. 1 and 4, to which it may be detachably secured by the wingnut, as will be readily understood.

It will thus be seen that the hinged frame is constructed in a substantial and rigid manner and may be rigidly held in an angular position with reference to the window.

Mounted upon the outside of said hinged or swinging frame, is a plurality of transverse vanes 18, all of which, with the exception of the uppermost vane 18, are hinged to said channel-bars. convenient method of hinging these vanes 1s to cut the webs of said bars, to form lips which are bent outwardly to form hooks 19, Fig. 10, and provide the 11 per ends of the vanes with staples 20 which are bent backwardly therefrom, cause these staples to engage the hooks 19 and then bend the latter backwardly to prevent the staples from disengaging, as shown in Fig. 10. It will thus be seen that the vanes 18 are all hinged at their upper rear edges.

The uppermost vane 18 is hinged at the upper front edge to the bottom face of bar 7, as shown in Fig. 7, whereby it is allowed to swing without interference from said bar, as will be understood. The said lower face of bar 7 is made considerably deeper than the upper end of vane 18 and the latter set in as far as ossible on such face, so that said face over angs the up er end of said vane and prevents rain or lig t from passing between these two members. The vanes are made of a width such that they overlap each other when they are closed, as shown in Figs. 6 and 7.

Fixed to the back of the middle of each vane, and projecting upwardly and backwardly therefrom, when in its closed position, is a bracket 21, preferably made in channel form and of sheet metal. The outer end of each of these brackets articulates with an actuating bar 22, preferably fiat, the upper end portion of which bar articulates with the lower end of a link 23. The upper end of said link articulates with one arm of a lever 24 pivoted at 25 to a plate 26 depending from and fixed to the supporting-bar 2, Fig. 2. The other arm of lever 24; articulates with one arm of a second lever 27 pivoted at 28 to a plate 29 depending from and fixed to said bar 2. The other end of lever 27 is connected with a depending bar 30, the length and arrangement of the said levers being such as to bring said bar to one side of the window, as shown in Fig. 2, where it does not form an obstruction, as will be understood.

The lower end of bar 30 may be fixed by means of a screw 31 mounted in an angleplate 31 fixed to' the adjacent jamb 1, Figs. 1 and 6, by placing said lower end between the rearwardly projecting arm of said plate 31 and the jamb, and turning the screw so as to clamp the bar between it and the j amb.

lVhen the vanes are in their closed position, Fig. 6, they may be opened by pulling the bar 30 downwardly, which action actuates the lever 24 so as to push the link 23 and the attached actuating-bar 22 downwardly. This movement of bar 22 moves the brackets 21 upon their axes and opens the vanes. The actuation of bar 30 upwardly produces the reverse or closing action of the vanes, all as will be understood by those skilled in the art.

Inasmuch as the uppermost vane 18 is not pivoted in the same plane as are the vanes 18, its path of oscillation will not be parallel with those of said vanes 18, and the path of movement of the axis of the connection between the end of the bracket 21' which is fixed to said vane and the bar 22, will likewise be different. To prevent binding, therefore, at this axis, I make the 11 )per end of actuating-bar 22 flexible. Such flexibility is effected by causing the upper end of said bar 22 to consist of a separate piece 22 pivoted to the main part of said bar on the axis 21 of the next bracket 21 below bracket 21', Fig. 7.

If desired, the vanes may be made of stamped metal as shown in Fig. 12.

From the above description, it will be noted that the vanes are connected to a 001m mon actuating means of a construction such that there is no lost motion, and which may be rigidly secured by means of the screws 21. Battling of the vanes is thereby prevented.

The vane-actuating means and its connec tion with the vanes are all on the back of the structure which allows the exterior surface of the device to present a uniform and attra tive app Th s is al o an adbehind the swinging frame,

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vantage in allowing such exterior to be painted with greater facility. Furthermore, all of these operating parts by being located are protected from the elements.

The swinging frame is itself of a rigid construction which prevents displacement of the vanes laterally.

Instead of using the metal channel-bars 9, wooden bars 32 may be substituted therefor, in which event I secure to the outer faces of such bars, plates 33 in and of .which is formed a hook 19, as shown in Figfll, for forming the hinge connection for the vanes, as before described.

hat I claim is:

1. In a device for affording protection against the elements, the combination of a window-frame; a transverse supporting bar positioned transverselyof and against the outside of said frame; two 'clips each provided with a notch intersecting its lower secured to and project ng from the rear surface of said bar; two pins projecting from the lateral faces of the jambs of said window-frame, said clip-notches adapted to engage said pins; a frame hinged at its upper end to said transverse bar; oscillatory vanes mounted upon said hinged frame and means means for holding said hinged frame in an inclined position with reference to said window-frame.

2. In a device for affording protection against the elements, the combination of a frame comprising an upper and a lower transverse bar and two longitudinal members connecting and rigidly secured to said bars; each of said longitudinal members being provided with a plurality of upwardly projecting metallic hooks; a plurality of transverse vanes each having staples projecting from their upper ends, each such staple engaging one of said aforementioned hooks, whereby said vanes are capable of oscillation on said long'tudinal members.

3. In a device for affording protection against the elements, the combination of a frame comprising an upper and a lower transversebar and two longitudinal members connecting and rigidly secured to said of said upper bar;

for oscillating same; and

bars; a plurality of transverse vanes hinged at their upper rear edges to said longitudinal members; an upper vane hinged at its upper outer edge to the lower face of said upper bar; and means for simultaneous] oscillating all of said vanes. r

4. In a device for affording protection against the'elements, the combination of a frame comprising an upper' and a. lower transverse bar and two longitudinal members, the latter having their lower ends secured to the upper surfaceof the lower bar,

and their upperends secured to the rear surface of the upper bar; a multiplicity of vanes having their upper ends hinged to said longitudinal members; and an upper vane hinged at its upper end to the lowersurface and means for simultaneously oscillating all of said vanes.

' 5. In a device for affording protection against the elements, the combination of a frame comprising an upper and a lower transverse bar; two longitudinal channels.

bars having their ends respectively secured to said transverse bars; a plurality of transverse vanes: saidchannel-bars being provided with detached portions forming integral hooks and the vanes being provided wIth staples engaging said hooks, whereby said vanes are hinged to said channel-bars; and means for simultaneously oscillating said vanes.

6. In a device for affording protection against the elements, the combination of a frame comprising an upper and a lower transverse bar; two longitudinal channelbars having their ends respectively secured to said transverse bars; a plflralit of transverse vanes; said channel-bars placed so that their webs form'the front faces thereof, the latter beingcut'and bent to form aplurality of integral hooks; said vanes being provided upon their upper ends with staples engaging said hooks, whereby saidvanes are hinged to said channel-bars; and means for simultaneously oscillating said vanes.

Signed by me this 22nd 1922.

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